# Ezekiel 2:6

> But you, son of man, do not be afraid of them or their words. Do not be afraid, though briers and thorns surround you, and you dwell among scorpions. Do not be afraid of their words or dismayed by their presence, though they are a rebellious house.

— Ezekiel 2:6, Berean Standard Bible

## When

- 593 BC (dated by the text itself)
- Date source: Ezekiel 1:1-2 dates itself by the fifth year of the exile of King Jehoiachin, which the Babylonian Chronicle puts in 597 BC.

## Who ruled

- **Nebuchadnezzar II**, king of Babylon, 605-562 BC · Source: Babylonian Chronicles (ABC 5), which date the Battle of Carchemish and the first campaign against Judah; Berossus, cited by Josephus in Against Apion I

## See also

- Jeremiah 1:8 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/jeremiah/1/8
- Isaiah 51:12 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/isaiah/51/12
- Luke 10:19 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/luke/10/19
- 1 Peter 3:14 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/1-peter/3/14
- 2 Timothy 1:7 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/2-timothy/1/7
- Jeremiah 1:17 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/jeremiah/1/17
- Micah 7:4 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/micah/7/4
- Matthew 10:28 — https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/matthew/10/28

Cross-references: OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0.

## This document

- Canonical: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/ezekiel/2/6
- Whole chapter: https://scriptoria.digital/en/bible/ezekiel/2
- License: Scripture: Berean Standard Bible (BSB), public domain. Source: Scriptoria (scriptoria.digital).